Jordan B. Peterson calls climate‑change narrative a left‑wing tool against capitalism

Jordan B. Peterson, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Toronto, argues that the climate‑change alarmism promoted since Al Gore’s 2006 documentary *An Inconvenient Truth* has become a political weapon used by the left to expand state control over markets, energy and private life. He contends that the narrative was deliberately shaped into a moral crusade, turning scientific uncertainty into a doctrine that justifies extensive government intervention.

Peterson’s commentary, published in the UK’s *The Telegraph* on 31 July, also references Britain’s recent heatwave, noting that the country is experiencing record temperatures, drought and a surge in heat‑related deaths. He cites Conservative minister Kemi Badenoch’s criticism that net‑zero policies are “bankrupting the country,” while warning that the climate agenda threatens individual freedoms and market‑based prosperity.

The piece links the UK’s climate policy debate to a broader ideological struggle, suggesting that the climate narrative serves to undermine free‑market economics and shift power to ministries and supranational bodies.